New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-02
THE PROGRESS OF CORNE IL
DINNER OF TIE NETWORK ALUMNI,

PRESIDENT ADAMSs HOPEFUL w0RDs-sPEECHEs
BYGEN woODroRp, A. b. CORNELL AND 9TH ERs.
The ,eyenth annual dinner OF the New-York Assoca-
ton OF Cornell University at Delmonicos last evening
was attended by larger and veier gathering than has
assembled t any of the previous reunions Among those
present we're retiring president OF the association
John who acted oastmaster; Charles
X Adams president Of the university;
Ex-Governor Alonzo b. Cornell General
Stewart /. woodford, Professors r. II. Thurston,
Henry c. Adams, B. ]. Wheeler, g. W. Blake +. n Bur
dick and H. Emery, Dr. L. L. Seaman, Colonel Charles
Bacon Dr. NJ j. Roberts, Postmaster j. G. Hendrix,
Walter C. Kerr, A. B. Humphrey. Henry W. sackett,
Charles H. Johnson Louis NJ Fulton, John b. Dennis
W. p Pickett, j. j. D. Warner Ira A. Place
John D. Warner Josiah Roberts Frank A. Wright ". g.
son. Henr, c. sommers, Chester g. Cole and Albert n
niscock. ..o.,,o,o, ,,. nc.
ISOLATION on ts prosperity President Frankenheimer pro-
posed a toast TO the University ana introduGe 9
President Adams who was received with CHEERS lie
It but Yesterday that responded "a to yOTT
since Undertaken thank for the feeling you have
hTn to e yS%T aSa as %e could &c expected
5ns nc s nsSter and
i76 Cornell than there were last year Then
University twenty old at this rate she will have
sT the scsoo of Of the state have
SsSn bound e to Fathers Ms Institute has
hs sf' TO each state as OF @
rcuSnrai experimental win without much doubt be
Cornell thus increasing by so much the income OF
"" The iii by OK President Andrew D. White applausel
of his magnificent library of 10000 volumes has
been great accession ss;sOns which move owe ia named The
PRESIDENT White school and p,TCessSshp OF Political and
Municipal History has Sssa To Se College and my only
fear is that the of students Will Increase too rapidly
n ns . Z. be the College but give hereafter as al
ways. equal advantages to the poor Applause!
In response 10 the toast " Educauonal Monumehts'
General Woodford said In part;
give the e sndS wSu shoa
lie rather established To this
in part but feel iha. s Of general enet and
tends TO bring farmers sons 10 the higher university
The speaker reoiced that there were new monuments
at Cornell to mark its new life and advanc ement He
urged the members of the association TO hasten TO
come mionaires and endon the unnamed aw schooi OF
To the technical Educaton" Professor Emery
responded, saying that at the tune OF e when men
Knowledge of technical character that would be useful
IN forming Judgment aiterward lie o"eN upon 'he "u
yantages OF a college education
'Our Benefactors" was the next toast and
trious father He said that he benefactor OF
the university not benefactor OF any Kind HIS eApe
Hence had been as Tc lhe pfG ln None
of them was q college man or OF inherited wealth.
All had achieved their own fortunes and devoted some OF
Addresses We're also made by Professor Wheeler Julius
Chambers Professor Hqtchins' g. r. serylss Charles aries
exPresident Andrew D. White Professor James Russell
err Charles f. Fitch Justice Francis NJ Finch ond others
During the evening Henry W. sackett read poem by
Charles f. Allen celebrating .ne virtues OF ooine ,n
ing officers for the ensuing year elected President
Perry surges 70 nfsI yos1g
third vice-presient seymour r. Thomas secretaIy
Charles H. Johnson $50 waI,er Kerr e Chairman
J.. L. Seaman. -, Malcolm Leal ". Henry 5 Cone4l9
81 James :. Lehmaer, 20 Robert L. sIan Ton a.
Humphrey, 70.